Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,436, John Goe, Va.

SERVICE
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Va
Goe, John
S. 30.436
Born in Md-
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30 436 Rev INVALID.
File No. 30 436
John Doe Di Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 158
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Kentucky 29.1
John Gae Shelby, in the State of Ky. he was a ser in the con by Captain Freeman of the con Col. Pownall in the Va Mil Benton Co.
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annu. commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of Feb 31 and dated Feb 31 James Shelby Co Ky
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 30 70 Semi-ant. allowance ending Dec 31 10 180
{ Revolutionary Act June 7, 1831
Recorded by Nath Rees Book E Vol. 7 Page 11

Admiral private 6 mo Returnable to $20 = George B. Carrick Shelbyville Ky.
Hon. J. S. Edwards War Dept. Washington D.C.
REC
Mr. Pen
MS.

FREE
Hon. J. L. Edwards War Department War Office Washington City
William Morris was returned to George P. Busick Wholly mine property.
W. H. Green
Nov. 5.

Shelby county } Set. State of Kentucky }
on this 23 rd day of Oct. 1834 John Gae aged 74 years personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in and for said county of Shelby and one of the judges of the county court for the same and after being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the act of Congress passed the 7 th of June 1832.
This declarant states that he was residing in Fayette County then State of Va. since thrown into the state of Pennsylvania when he entered the service of the United States and served as herein stated and under the following named officers.
That in the winter of '75 & '76 he the the said declarant with the others was ordered out, being drafted under Capt. Freeman to guard the magazine at Brownsville, then called red stone old fort and protect it from the tories, here he remained two months under Col. Brown at the expiration of which time he was verbally discharged by the Col. and returned home, and in the following spring a call was made for volunteers to guard the frontiers at a place on the Ohio river called Logstown, that he volunteer- ed for one month and served that time under Capt. Crow in guarding the frontiers against the incursions of the Indians at the expiration of which tour he returned home, being verbally discharged after remaining a few days he became a substitute for his Father
John Gae 32.6.32

who had been drafted into the same kind of service for the one month but being of a feeble constitution and not very able-bodied he the said declarant did become a substitute in his stead & served this tour of one month in guarding the frontiers as before under the same Capt. Crow there being no higher Officers than Capt. he was again verbally discharged & returned home where he remained until about the 12th. of the following Oct. when he was drafted for a tour of two months & was sent on to join Gen. M c Intosh who was then erecting a fort on the Ohio river called Fort M c Intosh here he & his party which consisted of about 30 men joined the party under Gen. M c Intosh where they remained until the fort was completed when they were marched about 30 miles back into the country to erect another fort this was thrown up on the waters of Tuscarora & he thinks the fort was called Fort Tuscarora or Tuscararoway, in erecting this fort they endured great hardship & excessive fatigue labouring under the disadvantage of having the timber for the fort to carry, there being no possible chance of handling having no horses. after the completion of this fort he was verbally discharged by his officer & returned home a few days before Christmas.
He states he has no documentary evidence of his service nor knows of any living witness by whom he can prove his service. From old age and bodily infirmity he is unable to appear in open court to make his declaration.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state or territory.
John Goe

Subscribed & sworn to before me the date before given
Henry Bohannon
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Answers to the interrogatories prescribed by law.
I was born in Prince George county state of Maryland in 1760 there as left on record in my Father's register at the age of Twelve years I was taken with the rest of the family by my Father into Fayette county State of Pennsylvania where I was living when I entered the service & where I remained until the year 1780 when I came to Shelby county Ky. where I has lived until a short time past when I moved to Old Ham County Ky. where I now live. I was twice drafted into the service for for two months & once for two months each time. I volunteered for a tour of one month & was a substitute one month for my Father. On my first tour there was Col. Brown on my second & third there were no officers higher than Capt. & I was under Capt. Brown. I have forgotten the others names. On my fourth & last tour I was under the immediate command of Gen. Mac Culloch. I do not recollect any other officers I was always discharged verbal-ly by my officers. I will name Nathaniel Bowden & John Metcalfe  Metcalfe who can certify to my character for veracity & their belief of my services as a revolutionary soldier.
We John Metcalfe  Metcalfe Clergyman & Nathaniel Bowden residing in the immediate neighbourhood from which John Goo has recently moved & who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, say we are all acquainted

and have been for a number of years well acquainted with him & we believe him to be 74 years of age and to have been a soldier of the revolution he is reputed & believed in his neighbourhood to be a man of strict veracity & a soldier of the revolution & we concur in the belief of his neighbours
Wat Donson John Metcalfe
I Henry Bohannon a justice of the peace in and for Shelby county & one of the judges of the county court for the same do hereby declare my opinion after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department and fully investigating the matter, is, that the applicant was a soldier of the revolution & served as he has herein stated I further certify that John Metcalfe is a clergyman & Nathaniel Dowden is a credible person that they both lived in the neighbourhood of the applicant until recently when the applicant moved a few miles but is now on a visit in the neighbourhood, & that the applicant is unable to appear in open court to make his declaration on acct of the distance & bodily infirmity he being in a great measure alined given under my hand as a justice of the peace the date above given
Henry Bohannon
I James P. Whitaker clerk of the county court in Shelby do hereby certify that Henry Bohannon before whom this declaration was made is (was at the time this declaration was made) an acting Justice of Peace in & for Shelby County Commissioned & sworn in

According to law & the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine & full faith & credit is & ought to be given to his official acts in testimony whereunto I have subscribed my name & affixed the seal of my office.
This 24 th day of Oct. 1834
J. S. Whitaker Clerk Shelby County Court.